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you know, they had great words of praise for connecticut state troopers. every family has been assigned a trooper, every family's been assigned a trooper that sort of gets them through. they said it makes them feel protected and loved. that's a very good thing. >> very good thing. >>> a team of golden retrievers from chicago made a trip to newtown to comfort those affected by the school massacre. their first stop was a church where funerals will be held this week for some of the victims. residents can pet the dogs while they talk or they pray. their handlers say the dogs have a very calming influence. each dog carries a business card with its name, a facebook page, and an e-mail so people can stay in touch. >> that's very nice. >> yes. >>> president obama and house speaker john boehner are still in touch about the fiscal cliff. and there's new progress to report this morning from those negotiations. boehner is discussing the latest white house proposal with fellow republicans today. major garrett is at the white house. major, are we finally close to a deal
you know, they had great words of praise for connecticut state troopers. every family has been assigned a trooper, every family's been assigned a trooper that sort of gets them through. they said it makes them feel protected and loved. that's a very good thing. >> very good thing. >>> a team of golden retrievers from chicago made a trip to newtown to comfort those affected by the school massacre. their first stop was a church where funerals will be held this week for some of the...
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connecticut is interesting. you have to essentially apply, get permission to sue the government for things. you have a year to do that. so you have a lot of time to do that. so does he have a right do it? yeah. is it the right thing to do? a lot of people as we've heard are looking at this saying people who gave their lives to save these children are part of the governmental entity here. is this the right thing to be doing now. >> and he says he's representing a 6-year-old who survived the attack but has been subject to emotional pain and suffering, right? >> exactly. and, you know, if you were going to see lawsuits filed, i think most people would expect you'd see them filed on behalf of those whose children died. that's another fact. we don't want to diminish what the survivors are going go through for the rest of their lives here, just a horrendous episode but think that's another factor we're seeing people comment about in terms of is it the right thing to do now. >> as you point out, jack, there's a lot of
connecticut is interesting. you have to essentially apply, get permission to sue the government for things. you have a year to do that. so you have a lot of time to do that. so does he have a right do it? yeah. is it the right thing to do? a lot of people as we've heard are looking at this saying people who gave their lives to save these children are part of the governmental entity here. is this the right thing to be doing now. >> and he says he's representing a 6-year-old who survived...
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the uncertainty, the tragedy in connecticut, hurricane sandy and everyone replenishing their home item. where was the good news. >> i have a hard time with somebody deciding between a toy or something else a grandmother says, oh, well it's the fiscal cliff. how much does that play into consumer spending? >> what we saw is walmart's ceo come into it. it certainly wasn't the whole reason but it was certainly part of it. >> did it wind up that internet sales were as big? it was off to great start. >> it was off to a good start and it continued throughout. we estimate it was still up double digits but this week it's up. in the month of january, 70% of the gift cards are redeem and that's when they're counted as sales. so there's more to go. >> seth brought up a really interesting point though. that is as a country we still have near 8% unemployment and among those many have been out of work for more than 6six months. that has to be a factor to some degree. >> it is but everybody participated in christmas, even if they're on a budget. >> if you think about what this says for 2013 and in par
the uncertainty, the tragedy in connecticut, hurricane sandy and everyone replenishing their home item. where was the good news. >> i have a hard time with somebody deciding between a toy or something else a grandmother says, oh, well it's the fiscal cliff. how much does that play into consumer spending? >> what we saw is walmart's ceo come into it. it certainly wasn't the whole reason but it was certainly part of it. >> did it wind up that internet sales were as big? it was...
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. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," elaine quijano, newtown, connecticut. >> the true heroes. well, on this christmas eve, the fiscal cliff is one day closering and much of the talk in congress focused who's to blame for a lack of a deal. there are nine days off to head off mandatory tax cuts and tax hikes. nancy cordes is in honolulu where the president is having his christmas vacation. and nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, rebecca. it's almost as if the president and congressional leaders have called a sort of time-out when it comes to the fiscal cliff. there are no major discussions going on right now about what to do now that talks between the president and the speaker have appeared to have stalled. they were both here yesterday for the funeral of daniel inu way and & we're told they didn't know what to do next. the president urged leaders to craft a sort of scaled down plan that simply extends the bush tax rates for the middle class and extends long-term unemployment benefits for another year. but jeff and rebecca, it's really unclear whether even a p
. >> reporter: for "cbs this morning," elaine quijano, newtown, connecticut. >> the true heroes. well, on this christmas eve, the fiscal cliff is one day closering and much of the talk in congress focused who's to blame for a lack of a deal. there are nine days off to head off mandatory tax cuts and tax hikes. nancy cordes is in honolulu where the president is having his christmas vacation. and nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, rebecca. it's...